Central Nervous System Fungal Infections
"Central Nervous System Fungal Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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MYCOSES of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges which may result in ENCEPHALITIS; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; MYELITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; and EPIDURAL ABSCESS. Certain types of fungi may produce disease in immunologically normal hosts, while others are classified as opportunistic pathogens, causing illness primarily in immunocompromised individuals (e.g., ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME).
| Descriptor ID |
D020314
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.181 C10.228.228.198
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| Concept/Terms |
Central Nervous System Fungal Infections- Central Nervous System Fungal Infections
- Infections, Fungal, Central Nervous System
- Central Nervous System Mycoses
- Fungal Infections, Central Nervous System
- Mycoses, Central Nervous System
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Central Nervous System Fungal Infections" by people in Profiles.
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CT and MRI Findings of Invasive Mucormycosis in the Setting of COVID-19: Experience From a Single Center in India. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 12; 217(6):1431-1432.
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Isavuconazole for the treatment of patients with invasive fungal diseases involving the central nervous system. Med Mycol. 2020 Jun 01; 58(4):417-424.
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Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System. Semin Neurol. 2019 06; 39(3):343-357.
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Cryptococcal infection in lung transplant recipients: A 5-year retrospective review at an Australian transplant center. Transpl Infect Dis. 2018 Dec; 20(6):e12976.
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Central nervous system histoplasmosis: Multicenter retrospective study on clinical features, diagnostic approach and outcome of treatment. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 03; 97(13):e0245.
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Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections of the CNS. Lancet Neurol. 2018 04; 17(4):362-372.
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Invasive aspergillosis with pulmonary and central nervous system involvement during ibrutinib therapy for relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: case report. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2018 07; 24(7):785-786.
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Practical Diagnostic Approach to the Presence of Hyphae in Neuropathology Specimens With Three Illustrative Cases. Am J Clin Pathol. 2018 Jan 29; 149(2):98-104.
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Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGIIa infection imported from Vancouver Island to Japan. J Infect Chemother. 2018 Jul; 24(7):573-575.
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Invasive mold infections of the central nervous system in patients with hematologic cancer or stem cell transplantation (2000-2016): Uncommon, with improved survival but still deadly often. J Infect. 2017 12; 75(6):572-580.